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Adjectives

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  1. 2-1-2 Adjectives
    1. -us, -a, -um
    2. -r, -a, -um
    3. -īus Adjectives
  2. 3rd Declension
    1. Three-Termination
    2. Two-Termination
    3. One-Termination
  3. Comparatives
  4. Superlatives (positive masc. nom. stem in -r or -l)
  5. Superlatives (regular)

2-1-2 Adjectives

-us, -a, -um

  • Paradigm adjective: prīmus, prīma, prīmum - first
Case and Number Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom. Sg. prīmus prīma prīmum
Gen. Sg. prīmī prīmae prīmī
Dat. Sg. prīmō prīmae prīmō
Acc. Sg. prīmum prīmam prīmum
Abl. Sg. prīmō prīmā prīmō
Nom. Pl. prīmī prīmae prīma
Gen. Pl. prīmōrum prīmārum prīmōrum
Dat. Pl. prīmīs prīmīs prīmīs
Acc. Pl. prīmōs prīmās prīma
Abl. Pl. prīmīs prīmīs prīmīs

-r, -a, -um

  • Paradigm adjective: pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful, handsome, pretty
Case and Number Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom. Sg. pulcher pulchra pulchrum
Gen. Sg. pulchrī pulchrae pulchrī
Dat. Sg. pulchrō pulchrae pulchrō
Acc. Sg. pulchrum pulchram pulchrum
Abl. Sg. pulchrō pulchrā pulchrō
Nom. Pl. pulchrī pulchrae pulchra
Gen. Pl. pulchrōrum pulchrārum pulchrōrum
Dat. Pl. pulchrīs pulchrīs pulchrīs
Acc. Pl. pulchrōs pulchrās pulchra
Abl. Pl. pulchrīs pulchrīs pulchrīs

-īus Adjectives

  • Paradigm adjective: sōlus, sōla, sōlum - alone, sole, only
Case and Number Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom. Sg. sōlus sōla sōlum
Gen. Sg. sōlīus sōlīus sōlīus
Dat. Sg. sōlī sōlī sōlī
Acc. Sg. sōlum sōlam sōlum
Abl. Sg. sōlō sōlā sōlō
Nom. Pl. sōlī sōlae sōla
Gen. Pl. sōlōrum sōlārum sōlōrum
Dat. Pl. sōlīs sōlīs sōlīs
Acc. Pl. sōlōs sōlās sōla
Abl. Pl. sōlīs sōlīs sōlīs

3rd Declension

Three-Termination

  • Paradigm adjective: celer, celeris, celere - swift
  Masc. Fem. Neut.
Nom. Sg. celer celeris celere
Gen. Sg. celeris celeris celeris
Dat. Sg. celerī celerī celerī
Acc. Sg. celerem celerem celere
Abl. Sg. celerī celerī celerī
Nom. Pl. celerēs celerēs celeria
Gen. Pl. celerium celerium celerium
Dat. Pl. celeribus celeribus celeribus
Acc. Pl. celerēs celerēs celeria
Abl. Pl. celeribus celeribus celeribus

Two-Termination

  • Paradigm adjective: fortis, forte - strong, brave
  Masc./Fem. Neut.
Nom. Sg. fortis forte
Gen. Sg. fortis fortis
Dat. Sg. fortī fortī
Acc. Sg. fortem forte
Abl. Sg. fortī fortī
Nom. Pl. fortēs fortia
Gen. Pl. fortium fortium
Dat. Pl. fortibus fortibus
Acc. Pl. fortēs fortia
Abl. Pl. fortibus fortibus

One-Termination

  • Paradigm adjective: fēlix, fēlicis - lucky, fortunate
  Masc./Fem. Neut.
Nom. Sg. fēlix fēlix
Gen. Sg. fēlicis fēlicis
Dat. Sg. fēlicī fēlicī
Acc. Sg. fēlicem fēlix
Abl. Sg. fēlicī fēlicī
Nom. Pl. fēlicēs fēlicia
Gen. Pl. fēlicium fēlicium
Dat. Pl. fēlicibus fēlicibus
Acc. Pl. fēlicēs fēlicia
Abl. Pl. fēlicibus fēlicibus

Comparatives

  • Paradigm adjective: pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - pretty, handsome, beautiful
  Masc./Fem. Neut.
Nom. Sg. pulchrior pulchrīus
Gen. Sg. pulchriōris pulchriōris
Dat. Sg. pulchriōrī pulchriōrī
Acc. Sg. pulchriōrem pulchrīus
Abl. Sg. pulchriōre pulchriōre
Nom. Pl. pulchriōrēs pulchriōra
Gen. Pl. pulchriōrum pulchriōrum
Dat. Pl. pulchriōribus pulchriōribus
Acc. Pl. pulchriōrēs pulchriōra
Abl. Pl. pulchriōribus pulchriōribus

Superlatives (positive masc. nom. stem in -r or -l)

  • Paradigm adjective: pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - pretty, handsome, beautiful
Case and Number Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom. Sg. pulcherrimus pulcherrima pulcherrimum
Gen. Sg. pulcherrimī pulcherrimae pulcherrimī
Dat. Sg. pulcherrimō pulcherrimae pulcherrimō
Acc. Sg. pulcherrimum pulcherrimam pulcherrimum
Abl. Sg. pulcherrimō pulcherrimā pulcherrimō
Nom. Pl. pulcherrimī pulcherrimae pulcherrima
Gen. Pl. pulcherrimōrum pulcherrimārum pulcherrimōrum
Dat. Pl. pulcherrimīs pulcherrimīs pulcherrimīs
Acc. Pl. pulcherrimōs pulcherrimās pulcherrima
Abl. Pl. pulcherrimīs pulcherrimīs pulcherrimīs

Superlatives (regular)

  • Paradigm adjective: sapiens, sapientis - wise
Case and Number Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nom. Sg. sapientissimus sapientissima sapientissimum
Gen. Sg. sapientissimī sapientissimae sapientissimī
Dat. Sg. sapientissimō sapientissimae sapientissimō
Acc. Sg. sapientissimum sapientissimam sapientissimum
Abl. Sg. sapientissimō sapientissimā sapientissimō
Nom. Pl. sapientissimī sapientissimae sapientissima
Gen. Pl. sapientissimōrum sapientissimārum sapientissimōrum
Dat. Pl. sapientissimīs sapientissimīs sapientissimīs
Acc. Pl. sapientissimōs sapientissimās sapientissima
Abl. Pl. sapientissimīs sapientissimīs sapientissimīs

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